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Film Furor: Narnia Star Says Aslan Can Symbolize Mohammed

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Liam Neeson is a fine actor (I like the underrated “Taken”) but he is a lousy theologian. Neeson is the voice of Aslan in the Narnia fillms. “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” launches next week. But now Neeson has angered many Christian fans of the books and films by declaring his Aslan to be way more ecumenical than C.S. Lewis ever intended.

Aslan, of course, is a symbol of Christ. It’s kind of hard to get around that. Especially the death and resurrection thing in the first book. This isn’t stopping Neeson’s interpretation:

“Aslan symbolises a Christ-like figure but he also symbolises for me Mohammed, Buddha and all the great spiritual leaders and prophets over the centuries.

That’s who Aslan stands for as well as a mentor figure for kids – that’s what he means for me.”